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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Billionaires, who quite often do not see education as a common good, should not be guiding higher education policy.
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Billionaires, who quite often do not see education as a common good, should not be guiding higher education policy.
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
“I kind of yearn,” Mr. Nassirian said, “for the gilded age when billionaires satisfied their extracurricular interests by collecting Fabergé eggs and prized ponies.”
#DefendHigherEd
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I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
November 18, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina.
A vote for this bill is a mistake.
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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Democratic party leadership has been on autopilot for ten years, they weren't losing to fascism, fascism isn't popular enough for them to lose to fascism, they were allowing it to fill the void where their leadership should have been. Tonight we're seeing that we have other options. They should too.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Democratic party leadership has been on autopilot for ten years, they weren't losing to fascism, fascism isn't popular enough for them to lose to fascism, they were allowing it to fill the void where their leadership should have been. Tonight we're seeing that we have other options. They should too.
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Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
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With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.
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we are not having a lot of luck with institutional pushback - everyone who does is fired and replaced
we are definitely not having any luck with “norms”
what we are having luck with is ordinary people looking at the incompetent bullshit put in front of them and going “absolutely not”
we are definitely not having any luck with “norms”
what we are having luck with is ordinary people looking at the incompetent bullshit put in front of them and going “absolutely not”
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro lost 3x in a closely watched case that arose during the transfer of detainees to ICE outside of the D.C. jail.
~three grand jury no bills;
~one acquittal by the judge;
~one acquittal by the petit jury.
Juries are doing their jobs.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
~three grand jury no bills;
~one acquittal by the judge;
~one acquittal by the petit jury.
Juries are doing their jobs.
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Jury Acquittal Hands Jeanine Pirro A Big L
Three-Time Loser In a closely watched case, a federal jury acquitted a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
we are not having a lot of luck with institutional pushback - everyone who does is fired and replaced
we are definitely not having any luck with “norms”
what we are having luck with is ordinary people looking at the incompetent bullshit put in front of them and going “absolutely not”
we are definitely not having any luck with “norms”
what we are having luck with is ordinary people looking at the incompetent bullshit put in front of them and going “absolutely not”
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Republican governance at work
You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover
Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...
Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida
Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.
www.insidehighered.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Republican governance at work
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The revolution won’t be televised but the treason sure is
September 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The revolution won’t be televised but the treason sure is
'Maybe that’s the thing I got most wrong about Silicon Valley. Those Davids I wrote about seemed fearless and full of verve as they challenged what was possible and rode the power of the chip and the net. I mistook this for character.'
www.wired.com/story/silico...
www.wired.com/story/silico...
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
'Maybe that’s the thing I got most wrong about Silicon Valley. Those Davids I wrote about seemed fearless and full of verve as they challenged what was possible and rode the power of the chip and the net. I mistook this for character.'
www.wired.com/story/silico...
www.wired.com/story/silico...
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I....................
you know what? sure.
you know what? sure.
September 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I....................
you know what? sure.
you know what? sure.
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Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
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This is false. For example, the libertarian @cato.org breaks down the numbers, showing about 6 deaths from right-wing politically motivated attackers for every 1 from left-wing attackers.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
September 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is false. For example, the libertarian @cato.org breaks down the numbers, showing about 6 deaths from right-wing politically motivated attackers for every 1 from left-wing attackers.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
This. Being well educated and well spoken does not make you right; it makes you privileged. I don't think Charlie Kirk deserved to die for his views in the same way I don't think anyone deserves to die for their views, but that doesn't make him a good person. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This. Being well educated and well spoken does not make you right; it makes you privileged. I don't think Charlie Kirk deserved to die for his views in the same way I don't think anyone deserves to die for their views, but that doesn't make him a good person. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.
September 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.
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GOP greatly overestimates the number of fucks GenX and younger give about Bill Clinton.
September 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
GOP greatly overestimates the number of fucks GenX and younger give about Bill Clinton.
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I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”.
I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular.
I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular.
I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
August 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”.
I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular.
I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular.
I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
God I hate Ron DeSantis.
Turns out setting up an immigration detention tent camp without legal authority in a protected swamp nature preserve with a dark sky designation, that had almost zero infrastructure, in the scorching hot Florida summer, during hurricane season, did not turn out well.
Florida taxpayers may lose $218M on empty Alligator Alcatraz as judge orders shutdown
Florida taxpayers could be on the hook for $218 million the state spent to convert a remote training airport in the Everglades into an immigration detention center dubbed Alligator Alcatraz.
www.sun-sentinel.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
God I hate Ron DeSantis.
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There's a vigil tonight at 8pm, Lynnhurst Park, for victims of the Annunciation shooting. It's being organized by Moms Demand Action and Protect MN. Please share to your networks. #minneapolis #twincities #mpls
August 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
There's a vigil tonight at 8pm, Lynnhurst Park, for victims of the Annunciation shooting. It's being organized by Moms Demand Action and Protect MN. Please share to your networks. #minneapolis #twincities #mpls
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One thing I know about Minneapolis is we are NOT going to turn our backs on anyone because someone who committed violence potentially identified with that group. I know we are stronger than that. Hold your trans sisters and brothers close today. Call them, text, check in, stand by them.
The shooter (8/27 Annunciation) has been identified with a specific detail of her past singled out.
Do not fall for the trap.
We need to understand as a community that this detail being published in this manner is going to create an increased risk environment for our trans femme/ queer neighbors.
Do not fall for the trap.
We need to understand as a community that this detail being published in this manner is going to create an increased risk environment for our trans femme/ queer neighbors.
2 children dead, 17 others injured in Annunciation Catholic school shooting
Police say a lone gunman dressed in black approached Annunciation Church just before 8:30 a.m. and started firing at worshipers through the windows.
www.kare11.com
August 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
One thing I know about Minneapolis is we are NOT going to turn our backs on anyone because someone who committed violence potentially identified with that group. I know we are stronger than that. Hold your trans sisters and brothers close today. Call them, text, check in, stand by them.